At 06:15am this morning, we were sitting outside, before work, having a coffee, and I noticed the female (its always the female who displays this behaviour), shoot out of the box, at speed, in the dark, or at least semi-dark.
This is the first time we know the female has roosted in the nest box overnight. We knew it would happen, we just didn't know when. Looks like last night was the first night she's bedded down in the box for the night.
NB. It IS always the female that does this. The time of roosting varies, but the bird normally settles down on the nest material, (or in the corner) of the site, and fluffs herself up quite considerably, to insulate herself from the cold or any frost. At first light, or before in this case, ( we may have disturbed her a wee bit), she leaves.
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